Elemental Air (Paranormal Public Series) by Edwards Maddy

Author:Edwards, Maddy [Edwards, Maddy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2013-11-08T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eighteen

At breakfast the next morning, Lisabelle was sitting alone when I arrived. Keller had gone to train with his friends and I was avoiding Astra, so I had gone straight to the dining hall.

“Where’s Sip?” I said, sitting down.

Lisabelle was buttering toast. “In some big, important meeting about Oliva’s gala,” she said. “She wouldn’t tell me anything about it. I had to harass her for ten minutes just to find out where she was going.”

“Did you hear there’s going to be a gala?” Vanni said, nearly stumbling up to us in her excitement.

“Uh huh,” said Lisabelle, not even looking at the younger fallen angel. “Sweet.”

“And I heard both of you were invited to President Caid’s summer bash,” she gushed. “Super cool. Sorry I didn’t have a chance to talk to you there. I was just so busy!”

Sure she is and sure she was, I thought.

Vanni had surely hoped that when she saw me at breakfast Keller would be with me, but he liked to practice flying tricks before he ate. He had said something vague about spinning around and around in the air not being good for the digestion.

“He’s good,” I said, trying to smile. My teeth hurt.

After a pause where no further conversation seemed to happen, Vanni went off to get some food and didn’t come back to our table. Once she had left, Lisabelle said, “That looked painful for you.”

“Why were we invited to Caid’s?” I asked thoughtfully, ignoring her comment. “We aren’t important.”

Lisabelle snorted. “Speak for yourself.”

“Okay, you’re important. You’re the most powerful darkness mage in generations, including Malle, and your uncle is a committee member.” I paused, and Lisabelle knew that I was pausing because I didn’t know what I could say about my own importance in Caid’s hierarchy.

“You,” Lisabelle said helpfully, “are the only chance we have of the Power of Five surviving. That doesn’t make you more important than me, obviously, because survival and evil go hand-in-hand, but you’ll do.”

“You aren’t evil,” I said.

Lisabelle just shrugged.

But meanwhile, one of the visiting werewolves, Cyi, waved to us. She was short with black hair and a small nose. I barely knew her, but she seemed to know me, or us.

“Why so many visitors this semester?” I asked. “I don’t remember them from before.”

“We’re famous,” said Lisabelle. “Public is respected far and wide for standing up to the demons, and you’re here.” When I gave her a puzzled look she just shook her head.

“When will you understand how important you are?” she demanded. “Caid invited you to his party because as the only elemental, you hold an enormous amount of influence.”

“Then why do I still have classes with Zervos?” I asked bitterly.

Lisabelle laughed. “I wonder the same thing about myself.”

“Speaking of classes, we should go. We’re going to be late to ours.”

That morning we had Korba’s Paranormal Defenses, and Lough joined Lisabelle and me as we hurried to class. “I thought Tactical took care of this,” he said, falling into step next to me.

“Trust me, after my run-in with the hellhound last night it definitely does not,” I muttered.

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